The great return of Vladimir Đokić
With their head coach Vladimir Đokić back in the team Metalac Farmakom downed Cibona at home court in Valjevo. The visitors played with only 8 players in this match...
Game recap: It was really a special night for Valjevo crowd, mainly because it was kind of return of their favorite coach Vladimir Đokić on the team's bench. Đokić decided to withdraw his resignation and he made quite a comeback - Metalac Farmakom scored a convincing win over none other than Cibona. Still, it should be mentioned that the away team played with only 8 players on this match. They arrived in Valjevo without Corey Fischer and Jasmin Hukić...
Key moments: Metalac Farmakom escaped on a double-digit lead in the opening minutes of the second half, while they made the key margin at the beginning of the last quarter. Petar Rakićević made a three-pointer, while Brano Đukanović added 2pts and the home side was up by 62:47.
Man of the match: In the game preview we mentioned that Đorđe Majstorović might be the key figure for the home team and we were right. Big guy from Metalac Farmakom scored 16 points and completely won the battle against Žižić brothers on the other side.
Can't trick the stats: Metalac Farmakom had 12 steals on this match, and therefore a lot more attacking plays than the rival. This is interesting detail - Both teams had almost identical number of shots for 3pts and from free throws, but Metalac Farmakom had 40 attempts for 2pts, while Cibona only 26.
